Armenia, Azeri presidents dispute at news conference in Tajikistan![]() September 3, 2011 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karabakh settlement, free elections, security and economic cooperation were discussed at recently completed CIS leaders’ summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At news conference following the summit, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan commented on Karabakh issue, noting that NKR could use its right to self-determination, as Azerbaijan did in 1918. Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zadeh who substituted for President Ilham Aliyev at the summit, retorted, stressing the non-constructive position of the Armenian leader. The issue wasn’t followed by any comments. Dushanbe, Tajikistan hosted CIS leaders’ summit on September 2-3. The presidents of Tajikistan, Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan attended the summit. Kirghizia and Moldova were represented by transition president Roza Otunbayeva and acting president Marian Lupu respectively. Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Byelorussia were represented by the countries’ prime ministers. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |